Niklas Stråhlén

Niklas Stråhlén
Born (1987-09-04) 4 September 1987 (age 37)
NationalitySwedish
OccupationProfessional windsurfer
AwardsWinner of the Swedish and Nordic Championships (2007) Winner of the European Freestyle Pro Tour (2011)

Niklas Stråhlén (born 4 September 1987) is a Swedish former professional windsurfer.

History

Stråhlén was born on 4 September 1987 in Gothenburg, Sweden. He started competing as a professional windsurfer in 2006. He won the Swedish and Nordic Championships in 2007, and competed for Sweden in the World Championship for the first time in 2008.[1] In 2009, he placed fifth in the European Freestyle Pro Tour.[2] In 2011, he shared first place on the European Freestyle Pro Tour.[3]

References

  1. ^ Längvik, Sanna (28 April 2008). "Niklas Stråhlén har hela havet som lekplats". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). p. 48.
  2. ^ Hedin, Rebecca (21 November 2009). ""Det är så sjukt roligt"". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). p. 72.
  3. ^ Persson, Anna (26 July 2012). "De leker med Blekinges vindar". Sölvesborgs-Tidningen (in Swedish). p. 2.


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